Tag: community funding

The ONE Prize is becoming synonymous with some pretty cool projects in New Westminster. And with five days left until the deadline, I thought I would chat with some past ONE prize winners to see about getting some inspiration on producing the next cool ‘thing’ in New West.

ONE Prize is a community fund seeded by Donald’s Market and River Market. They invest 1% of ONE members’ shopping dollars at Donald’s Market into this fund. 2016 marks the fifth year that the ONE prize has been offered.

This year, ONE members have collectively raised $4500 for the ONE fund and River Market and Donald’s will be awarding three $1,500 prizes.

The great thing about this prize is that it allows individuals, non profits, groups, schools…really…just about anyone…to apply, giving the community of New West the chance to discover that their neighbours are up to some pretty nifty things. Continue reading “ONE Prize”